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World Wetland Day Today
260 species of freshwater fish extinct
World Wetland Day will be observed today in the country as elsewhere in the world emphasising the wise use of all wetlands and their protection from illegal encroachment for preserving ecosystem and resolving
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Amar Ekushey Book Fair begins
The Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2007 kicked off on the Bangla Academy premises in the city yesterday amid festivity and enthusiasm.
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Amar Ekushey
Street drama festival not held due to cop objection
Group Theatre Federation, a member of Sammilita Sangskritik Jote, could not inaugurate its street drama festival scheduled to begin at the Central Shaheed Minar in the city yesterday as the police did
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Violence Against Women
332 incidents in Jan
Says Mahila Parishad report
A total of 332 incidents of violence against women occurred in the first month of the new year, according to a report of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad.
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Cellphone Sets Smuggling
Businessman gets 32 yrs' RI
A Dhaka court yesterday sentenced a businessman to 32 years' rigorous imprisonment for importing mobile phone sets of Tk 37 lakh by evading a huge amount of revenue to the government in September 2003.
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Prof Taher's Killing
CA urged to start trial
Teachers, students and staffs of Rajshahi University (RU) yesterday urged the chief adviser (CA) to caretaker government to start trial of the murder case of Prof S Taher Ahmed of geology and mining department
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Saarc Editors' Confce begins in Delhi Feb 9
Promoting understanding among the people of the region and core media values are among the subjects that would come up for discussion at the first-ever South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
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Travel advice for US citizens
The US government yesterday urged its citizens to closely monitor current information regarding Bangladesh before travelling to the country.
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Turya Murder
Bail petitions of 2 arrestees rejected
A Dhaka court yesterday rejected the bail petitions of two arrestees, including the prime accused in connection with killing of young jewellery trader Turya Ghosh Roni in October last year.
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Watercolour art camp launched
Eminent artists along with promising young artists launched a three-day watercolour art camp titled 'Renewal of nature' at Jamuna Resort in Bhuapur yesterday.
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Question Leak
JU botany dept exam postponed
The third-year final examination of 2002-2003 academic sessions at Botany department of Jahangirnagar University (JU) has been postponed for sine die following leakage of question paper.
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'Shada Moner Manush'
Award giving ceremony today
Unilever Bangladesh Ltd will honour the winners of 'Shada Moner Manush' at a ceremony at Dhaka Sheraton Hotel at 6:30pm today, says a press release.
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Mizan Chowdhury's death anniversary today
Today is the first death anniversary of former prime minister Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury, says a press release. He was also an organiser of liberation war and veteran parliamentarian.
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Debesh Bhattacharya
Today is the third death anniversary of Justice Debesh Bhattacharya, an eminent jurist and champion of human rights, says a press release.
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